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As format shows have become globalised, India offers an interesting opportunity. The consumption of reality shows has gone up even as channels like MTV have changed...
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen an erosion in brand value due to governance issues. Two franchises got termination notice from India‘s cricket board but...
CNN is banking on India to boost its ad revenue this year as the international news outfit hunts for fast-growing economies in a downturn environment. ...
Sony Corporation expects India to be among its top five markets by sales in the next two years. Betting big on 3D, Sony chairman,...
A new entrant in the infotainment space, Nat Geo Wild launched in India last year to cater to the need for high quality wild life and...
Nothing worth doing is easy, and building a genuine, non-tabloid news channel in India is certainly worth doing. But it‘s clearly very difficult. It‘s widely put...
BBC Worldwide Channels is looking at cracking the Indian market a lot more seriously. The two channels, BBC Entertainment and CBeebies, were almost invisible for three...
Discovery is upping the ante in India. Leading the infotainment genre, the company has crafted three channel launches in India this year: Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo...
It was in 2007, when global marketing communications holding company, Omnicom, entered India with its media planning and buying network OMD. Jasmin Sohrabji, a double...
As we mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai on 26th November 2008 and the subsequent 60-hours of hostage-taking horror, with murders, mayhem and...
Discovery Communications India is readying for a major expansion to ride on India’s rapidly growing digital pay-TV environment. The roadmap includes the launch of three channels...
Citi Venture Capital International-owned You Telecom India has resized its investment plan amid the economic downturn. The trimmed-down plan will mean a fresh investment of Rs...
In 2002, TNA Entertainment found a gap in the marketplace to compete with WWE. TNA Wrestling was born and is now seen in 120 countries globally....
Two years back, Maya Entertainment Ltd. was in trouble with two of its business verticals in the red. What followed was a restructuring and the education...
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has emerged as one of the strongest TV brands in India, providing sports broadcaster Ten Sports a daily diet of popular content....
In May, Viacom18’s international music and lifestyle channel Vh1 started the makeover process. Repositioned as an international entertainment channel, it ushered in new shows and introduced...
MTV India was primarily known for music, comedy, spoofs and “Fully Faltoo” attitude. The team of Cyrus Oshirdar (creative and content), Cyrus Broucha and Cyrus Sahukar...
Cracking the Chinese wall, the National Basketball Association (NBA) plans to break into the Indian market and become the No. 2 sporting power within five years....
Sir John Hegarty stands tall in whatever he does. Starting Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH), of which he is chairman & worldwide creative director, four years into...
The Walt Disney Company acquired Hungama TV in 2006 for $30.5 million, a sign that two of its global channels needed a local muscle to fight...
It has been a long wait outside the ring. After building up verticals in the licensing, publishing and merchandising space, Spacetoon has launched its kids channel...
Kalanithi Maran is building his DTH empire on one key proposition: pricing. Mopping up two million subscribers in his home turf, Maran expects to taste success...
There may be pressure on Citigroup Inc. to remove the flab with the US government agreeing to infuse $20 billion of capital as part of a...
Having stitched a deal with state-owned telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Time Broadband Services Ltd (TBSL) is preparing for an IPTV roll out in...
Riding the reality format boom, Endemol is stepping up efforts to grab a slice of the fiction content market in India. The company is also planning...
The English movie channel genre will have a new aggressive player in MGM. After making the channel available on Dish TV, the largest direct-to-home operator in...
Discovery is in restructuring mode. Earlier this year, it announced a reshuffle at the top to handle India operations. And the India office, which was reporting...
With DTH growing in the country and cable addressability expected to spread more channels, special interest broadcasters are looking to increase their offerings. One of these...
With a war chest of $100 million (Rs 4 billion), Reliance Entertainment’s online gaming portal Zapak is looking to invest in infrastructure and expand even beyond...
As the television landscape in India gets more fragmented, channels try to come up with customised solutions for clients by trying to understand their business requirements...
Rajesh Kamat, CEO of Viacom18’s Hindi GEC Colors, has a clear mandate – to ensure his upcoming channel a position amongst the top 3 players in...
Driving Nick India from a market share of a mere 9 per cent to 18 per cent has been a phenomenal journey for Nick India VP...
Last year Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) set up an office in India. The aim was to get more closely involved with the market and help...
It has been a busy and somewhat testing time for Ten Sports. Last year Zee took a 50 per cent stake in its parent Taj Television...
Autodesk which manufactures software technologies for the media and entertainment industry as one of its major activities, is looking to grow the business in India. ...
MUMBAI: Ad agencies are making forays into new areas in a bid to increase revenues. The leader WPP and its arms have taken the lead. Globally,...
Neo Sports has had a testing time. The distribution deal with Star did not work out and the two channels – Neo Sports and Neo Sports...
Thirteen years on, Star India’s music channel is experimenting with ‘blogumentary’ content and has adopted the tagline Channel [V] made by you. The recipe for getting...
Electronics major LG Electronics India Ltd (LGIL) recently announced their foray and focus on digital audio video products in Bangalore. LG showcased their latest offerings in...
The media industry has recently been eyeing the advantages that radio is promising to offer, but when it comes to the monies, advertisers are still apprehensive...
Viacom’s channels in India have not had an easy time in the last couple of years. For starters, the music genre has been stagnating in terms...
Just when everyone was thinking that sports broadcasters might look to “de-risk” the cricket story, ESPN Star Sports has announced the launch of a dedicated cricket...
The mobile retailing space is hotting up in India. Essar Telecom Retail, an Essar group company has entered mobile retailing in India with the launch of...
A little girl from a small town in Bihar who migrated from India to the US when she was just six years old, Rena Golden is...
ITC Foods, the foods division of ITC Limited has built many brands and sub brands through aggressive advertising and marketing moves. This year the foods division...
MUMBAI: Looks like Catholics in India are more than a little touchy when it comes to Jesus on film and television. Earlier this year, they had...
NEW DELHI: India and Australia can work together to build a new era of cooperation and understanding in the field of entertainment. This consensus emerged when...
While Viacom’s smallest wonder, Nick India wants to be synonymous with fun and laughter, the network seems to have found the perfect fit in Nina Jaipura...
MUMBAI: Mait, the apex body representing India’s IT hardware, training and R&D services sectors, has announced the findings of its review for the first-half of financial...
MUMBAI: Eight months down the line, and there’s nostalgia and a longing to be in Cannes again. The Cannes Film Festival had this habit of growing...
